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The American Cancer Society guidelines for breast screening with magnetic resonance imaging: an argument for genetic testing.
Cancer - 1 Dec 2008
Murphy Colleen D, Lee Janie M, Drohan Brian, Euhus David M, Kopans Daniel B, Gadd Michele A, Rafferty Elizabeth A, Specht Michelle C, Smith Barbara L, Hughes Kevin S
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BACKGROUND: The American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines for screening with breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) recommend MRI for women who have a lifetime risk > or = 20% of developing breast cancer. Genetic testing for breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutations is offered to women who have a risk > or = 10% of carrying a mutation. The objectives of the current study were 1) to identify the number of women in a...
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